Only a few have witnessed the process of minting. Among those lucky ones are 35 students of Jozef Poniatowski’s Fifth Secondary Comprehensive School in Warsaw, who had the opportunity to visit the Mint of Poland. What the students found particularly surprising was that the special minting press could mint as many as 15 coins per minute. Read on to see what else they learned during the visit.

Every year, the Mint of Poland and its volunteers raise funds during the Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. Moreover, we produce well-known Gold Hearts, which are bid for at the special auctions. According to the Foundation, we are “the maker of the world's most valuable gold product".

33 participants representing 22 countries took part in 13th edition of “Coin Constellation 2020” contest. The Mint of Poland stood on the podium in four categories. It was a huge success because more than 220 projects were submitted in this year's edition.

In the 21st edition of the rank “List of 500 Largest Companies” made by “Rzeczpospolita” journal, the Capital Group of the Mint of Poland improved its ranking from 313 position to 288 position. The group improved the result by 25 positions as compared with the year 2017 and altogether by 30 positions as compared to 2016. Well thought-out and diversified activity brings concrete results.

Today, the topping-out ceremony was held on the site of Mennica Legacy Tower – the new cutting-edge office tower currently under construction in the Warsaw district of Wola. This symbolises the finishing of structural works on the complex, during which more than 8 million kilograms of steel were used.

Passengers on Warsaw trams will soon be able to buy tickets quicker and more conveniently than before. Warsaw Trams Ltd – the operator of the tram system in the capital of Poland – has started the installation of new vending machines leased from the Mint of Poland. The first 9 machines have been installed so far; another several dozen out of 583 in total will be put into operation in public transport vehicles only this month. The rollout is to be completed in H2 2019. The total contract value, together with the servicing and maintenance services to be provided in the next several years, is PLN 21 million

During the ‘Mint Directors Conference’ 2018 which took place in Seul between April 22-26 the Mint of Poland has received as many as four awards, including the most prestigious categories of the competition. This great achievement constitutes a great commendation and confirms the Mint’s leading position on the international stage. The products’ technological level of innovation as well as their high artistic value were appreciated.

During the 8^th international conference “COINS 2017” on 22-23 September 2017 in Moscow, the Mint of Poland was awarded in three categories, including the People’s Choice Award, considered the most important distinction of the event.

The best participants of the 10th World Games will receive medals minted at the Mint of Poland. The World Games – a unique sport event – is a great opportunity to admire (first time in Poland) the struggle of over 3,500 athletes of various non-Olympic  sport disciplines.

During the 13th The International Fair of Public Transport TRANSEXPO, the Mint of Poland received the main award (medal) for its Open Payment System in the category Fare Collection Systems.